Kevin Moffett was born and raised in Daytona Beach, Florida. Until recently, he edited and wrote for Funworld, the official magazine of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions. He interviewed Dolly Parton and Pele, traveled to haunted cornfields in Ohio and near-deserted theme parks in Spain, and rode an unhealthy number of roller coasters. He wrote at length about this for The Believer.

His first collection of stories, Permanent Visitors, won the John Simmons Short Fiction Award, judged by George Saunders, and was long-listed for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award. His stories have appeared in McSweeney's, Tin House, Land-Grant College Review, the Chicago Tribune, and twice in The Best American Short Stories. He has received the Nelson Algren Award, the Pushcart Prize, and a literature fellowship from the National Endowment of the Arts.

He teaches in the graduate writing program at Cal State University, San Bernardino.

Contact Kevin at kevmoff@gmail.com